Shulamith Firestone

Canadian born US feminist scholar, activist and writer (1945-2012)
Person human Q271551
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Shulamith Firestone

Summary

Shulamith Firestone is a human[1]. Born in Ottawa[2], she… she was born on January 7, 1945[3]. She died in New York[4]. She died on August 28, 2012[5]. She worked as a writer[6], women's rights activist[7], and philosopher[8]. She ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,849 views/month, #6,395 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Shulamith Firestone's place of birth was Ottawa[2].
  • Shulamith Firestone passed away in New York[4].
  • Shulamith Firestone was born on January 7, 1945[3].
  • Shulamith Firestone died on August 28, 2012[5].
  • Shulamith Firestone held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • Shulamith Firestone's professions included writer[6].
  • Shulamith Firestone's professions included women's rights activist[7].
  • Shulamith Firestone worked as a philosopher[8].
  • Shulamith Firestone's field of work was feminist movement[11].
  • Shulamith Firestone's field of work was feminism[12].
  • Shulamith Firestone's field of work was literary activity[13].
  • Shulamith Firestone's education included a stint at Washington University in St. Louis[14].
  • Shulamith Firestone was educated at School of the Art Institute of Chicago[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Shulamith Firestone is The Dialectic of Sex[16].
  • Shulamith Firestone's religion is recorded as Orthodox Judaism[17].
  • Shulamith Firestone is recorded as female[18].
  • Shulamith Firestone's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Shulamith Firestone is associated with the Freudo-Marxism movement[20].
  • Shulamith Firestone is associated with the radical feminism movement[21].
  • Shulamith Firestone earned the academic degree of licentiate[22].
  • Shulamith Firestone's family name is recorded as Firestone[23].
  • Shulamith Firestone's given name is recorded as Shulamith[24].
  • Shulamith Firestone's medical condition is recorded as schizophrenia[25].
  • Shulamith Firestone's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Shulamith Firestone's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shulamith Bath Shmuel Ben Ari Feuerstein'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Ottawa[2], Shulamith Firestone… she was born on January 7, 1945[3].

Education

Educated at Washington University in St. Louis[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1853[30], headquartered in St. Louis County[31] and School of the Art Institute of Chicago[15], an art academy[32], in United States[33], founded in 1866[34], headquartered in Chicago[35]. Shulamith Firestone earned the academic degree of licentiate[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], women's rights activist[7], and philosopher[8]. Fields of work include feminist movement[11]; feminism[12], a Q1323572[36]; and literary activity[13].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Shulamith Firestone is The Dialectic of Sex[16].

Personal Life

Shulamith Firestone's religion is recorded as Orthodox Judaism[17].

Death and Burial

Shulamith Firestone died on August 28, 2012[5]. She passed away in New York[4].

Why It Matters

Shulamith Firestone ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,849 views/month, #6,395 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Works attributed to her include The Dialectic of Sex[39], a literary work[40].

FAQs

Where was Shulamith Firestone born?

Born in Ottawa[2], Shulamith Firestone…

Where did Shulamith Firestone die?

Shulamith Firestone passed away in New York[4].

What did Shulamith Firestone do for work?

Shulamith Firestone worked as writer[6], women's rights activist[7], and philosopher[8].

Where did Shulamith Firestone go to school?

Shulamith Firestone was educated at Washington University in St. Louis[14] and School of the Art Institute of Chicago[15].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [19] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. jwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . tabletmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [16] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Wayback Machine. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation writer, women's rights activist, philosopher
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  2. 14d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id biography/Shulamith-Firestone
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    Field of work feminist movement, feminism, literary activity
    Religion or worldview Orthodox Judaism
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